Hoping for an HSG baby! Anyone else?!

[Sunshine7125]

My sister told me it wasn't true but I feel like it can't hurt right? Lol I laid there for about 10-15 min. They say it helps the sperm get up there but it may be an old wive's tale

 

[Lisa92881]

Haha. Yeah I try to lay there for a while too. I usually only last like 30 mins before I want to get up and do something!

 

[Sunshine7125]

Yeah that's me too haha. It gets old quick laying there. Are they going to check your progesterone?

 

[Lisa92881]

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[Sunshine7125]

Wow!! I would say you are definitely about to ovulate!!!

 

[Lisa92881]

OMG I'm so excited I want to cry. I was so doubtful that such a low dose of Clomid was going to work!

 

[Lisa92881]

Haha - well if that last OPK was kind of questionable, I just did another, and it's a glaring positive, test line is darker than the control!

 

[ashknowsbest]

Lisa - congrats on the positive OPK! So happy for you! Were you not ovulating before without clomid?

 

[Lisa92881]

Not every cycle, and never this early!!!

 

[ashknowsbest]

Then you're making progress, that's a great sign! =D

Well get BDing and catch that eggy! I'll keep my FX'd for you!

 

[Lisa92881]

Yes, definite progress!! Even if no BFP this cycle, I'm ecstatic that Clomid worked! Waiting for hubby to come home to BD! We did last night, which should be perfect timing, since it's best to BD before ov!

 

[Sunshine7125]

Yes good luck!!! Great lines on the opk!!

Ash how are you?

 

[Lisa92881]

Oh and no Sunshine I'm not getting monitored or having my levels checked. My dr just gave me 3 refills of the Clomid and wants to see me back in February. Hopefully I'll be going back with good news!

 

[Sunshine7125]

Well I sure hope you get a BFP this cycle!!! Yay!

 

[ashknowsbest]

Lisa - my RE told me to BD everyday from CD 12-20 since I ovulate sometime in between those ... it's different for everybody but he says it's not always good to BD everyday .. even though if I O on the 13, 15, 17 or 19th CD we BD anyways ....

I will be checking in on you to see if this is your month!

Sunshine - I'm doing okay. I've been very relaxed this cycle, I'm CD13 and I haven't even started using OPK's ... I'll most likely start tomorrow. I was really busy with christmas buying presents for my OH and I got a little distracted by TTC which I think might actually be a good thing since TTC tends to drive me crazy at times. My period was different this cycle, I spotted about 3 days before and then I go it and it lasted for 6 days when normally it only lasts like 3-4 days. I think the change in my period is probably due to the dostinex. This Friday will be my 7th week on it and the doctor said to give it 6 weeks before coming in for blood work to check it so I'm going in on Monday to get that drawn and hopefully it'll be within the normal range!

I'm feeling really good lately ... if my prolactin is within the normal range then I'll be most likely put on clomid ... (even though I do ovulate on my own) if my ovulation isn't strong enough the clomid will help. These are all things I'm going to discuss with my RE once my results come back!

Thanks for asking ... sorry that was a lot!

How are you doing? Are you finally starting to feel pregnant?! I still can't get over that you had no signs and you were! Did you have more blood drawn to monitor that your progesterone was still rising and what not ?

 

[Sunshine7125]

I hope all your results come back great! You are already a step ahead because you ovulate on your own. That's great!! I do feel pregnant now lol. Nausea and headaches. They checked my hcg levels last wed and all looked ok

 

[Afamilygal]

Yay!!! I hope that it is just normal early pregnancy spotting and not another mc. Congratulations, you are in my thoughts for a healthy pregnancy!!

Thanks Lisa! It's bad news. I am having a chemical pregnancy, whatever that means my hcg level was only 60 and considering I would have to be 6 weeks along it's Wayyyyy too low. Progesterone level was 1. So the doctor says it's proof of a chemical pregnancy. On to next month.....

How are you on this looooong journey?

I'm sorry was tracking this thread and saw your last post and wanted to say how sad I was to learn of your chemical pregnancy... I was really rooting for you.
Btw, My given name is Laine too!
How is your ttc going now?

 

[StephieB]

Sorry to interrupt rudely on this thread, but I am waiting for AF to arrive so I can schedule in my HSG and I just wanted a little bit of advice!

So far everything else with me and my Dh has come back normal, SA, TV Scan etc.. the only slight problem was slightly elevate prolactin levels in my day 21 bloods (which I think, and the doctor, is down to stress, so I'm on a major non-stress mission at the minute!)

Anyway, we got the instructions from the hospital for the HSG this morning and it said on the end of the list "If trying for a baby, do not continue trying to conceive during the cycle of your HSG, and wait until after your next menstrual cycle" Now, I was planning on ignoring that advice anyway, because I am terrible and after 22 months not willing to add another wasted month onto there! Im hoping my HSG will be planned for the 20th January, and I am due to ovulate on the 26th, which I'm hoping will bring some new year good news! What is the reasoning behind the hospital telling us not to TTC after a HSG??

if you don't mind me asking ... what was your prolactin level at your 21 test blood test? I have elevated prolactin and it's only 10-15 above range but I'm on medication for it because it can actually stop ovulation and sometimes cause a weak ovulation .... My progesterone was around 9 last time they checked and although that does indicate ovulation it's not a GREAT number.

Do you know what your progesterone was also?

The fertility specialist never told me she just said it was "slightly elevated" but she does think it is mostly caused by stress rather than anything else. I'm waiting for some more blood tests to see if the levels are high again this time. The most frustrating part is our next appointment isn't until March 29th thats a whole lot of waiting and not knowing!

I still get positive ovulation tests every month, and I'm not sure if that would happen if the prolactin was interfering with my ovulation? Could I have weak ovulation, or even no ovulation, and still have OPK+?

This month I have been on a break from work for Christmas for the week before, and after ovulation. I am so relaxed I can barely move and I have had the worst ovulation pains every this cycle, so hopefully getting rid of the stress may have kick started my ovaries into actually doing something this month

 

[Sunshine7125]

Sorry to interrupt but you can have a positive opk with no ovulation, weak or strong ovulation I learned that because the month I didn't ovulate I still had a positive but it was confirmed through blood work I didnt ovulate

 

[ashknowsbest]

Stephie - I'm not saying you do have this problem but surprisingly enough, I get pos OPK's every month too even though I have a prolactin problem. I actually had none of the signs of having a prolactin problem (normally people experience leaking from their nipples and no period at all, but I had none of that) The only reason they were able to find the problem was because I was trying for a year and my OBGYN did simple blood work before sending me to a FS and they found it.

I think I have weak ovulation and that I am ovulating and getting pos OPK's but maybe it's not a strong enough surge or maybe I'm just releasing an old egg because I do ovulate later in my cycle .... Not really sure the exact reason but my doctor is very confident that I will get pregnant now that I'm on the medication to bring the level down.

I've actually already noticed a change in my cycle. If you click on my chart link you'll see that since being on the dostinex my cycles have changed already ... like this month my period was 6 days long instead of the 4 like it normally is and I ovulated last cycle one day sooner than the one before that... only by a day but I just feel different already, it's great!

If you do have a prolactin problem ... my FS said it's one of the easiest to fix and deal with! So, that's one good thing!